Dispensing device



Oct. 11, 1938. s. SHENKER 2,132,497

DISPENSING DEVICE Original Filed Sept.- 18, 1954 I72 wen for.

a map/M 6 25 Patented a. 11, 1938 UNIT-ensures PTATENTOFFICEF AbrahamSchenker, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application September 18, 1934, Serial No. 744,531 1 I Renewed January18, 19.37

4 claims. (cram-47) This invention relates to dispensing devices andparticularly to dispensing devices for elongated articles such as toothpicks, matches, cigarettes and the like.

;; The principal object of the invention is to provide an improveddevice of this class wherein one end of the article dispensed is raisedout of'the receptacle or container for holding a number of the articles,so'that it can be conveniently 110-; taken hold of. Another object is toprovide an article of this class which is neat and attractive inappearance, convenient in operation and of low cost.

The preferred form of my improved dispensing 1&1 device isillustrated'in the drawing accompanying and forming part of thisspecification. In the Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the preferredembodiment of my improved dispensing device.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a plan of the same.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the same, partly in section, showing partsin diiferent positions from those of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, and A 6is a detail plan of part of the container or receptacle for the articlesdispensed.

In the drawing the numeral 2 denotes the base member, 3, 3 are pivotsupports mounted thereon and extending upwardly, and 4, 4 are suitablepivots in said supports. Preferably the pivots and supports are mountedin a member 5 of sheet metal provided with projections 6. The base 35member is preferably of some material which can be formed around saidprojections 6 for securing the member 5 to said member 2. The member 2may be formed of any suitable material such as Celluloid, Bakelite,metal such as that-used. for die castings, or other suitable material.

There is a container or receptacle 1 pivoted on the pivots 4 by pivotalelements 8. The latter are located preferably not far from one end ofsaid container 1, near its upper edges. The said container has a twopart top cover 9, the rear part So being pivoted to the container atIll, and the front part, indicated by 9b, being hinged to 9a at 90. Thepart 9b is preferably of transparent material. There is an under coveror trailer ll hinged to the top cover and the container by means of thesmall rod or wire Illa. The under cover II has a tapered slot, such asl2, in its forward part centrally disposed between the side edges ofsaid cover and normally disposed to swing downwardly.

Also pivoted on the pivot supports 3 is an operating member or lever I4which is preferably provided with pivotal portions 15, an uprightportion l 6,2. handle portion l'l, an actuating portion la, a rear stopportion l9, and a front stop portion 20. The actuating portion l8contacts with the rear endof the container 1 and causes the'same to movewhen the member I4 is oscillated.

The container 1 is preferably rectangular in plan and its bottom isformed by two portions 2| slopingdownwardly from the sides 22 of thecontainertoward the middle part. It has a slot 23in its middle part,toward the front wall 24, and said slot has extensions 25 at thesides.On the member 5'is formed an upright portion 26 which Iterm theselector, and at the upper part of the selector are projectionsZ'l,which when seen from the front, form a Y or fork in which a match, toothpick, cigarette or the like can 2 rest. The extensions 25 of the slot 23permit the container 1 to be assembled with the selector 26, theprojections 21 being passed therethrough. Mounted on the under side ofthe top cover part 91) is a cover prop 28'having a fork tor VZ-shapedslot 29 in alinement with the selec- To operate the device, thecontainer 1 is supplied with articles to be dispensed, such as toothpicks, matches etc., and these are placed lengthwise therein as at t.The container I being in its lowermost position or that of Fig. 1, thehandle portion I! of the member i4 is moved forward or to the positionshown in Fig. 4, when the stop portion 20 prevents further movement inthat direction. The container 1 will be moved by the portion l8 so as toraise its forward end. A tooth pick or article to be dispensed will becaught by the fork or Y of the selector 26, and upon down- Ward movementof the container caused by rearward movement of the member I4, theforward part of the tooth pick in the Y will remain up and projectingthrough the slot l2 of the under cover H. The cover prop-28 is arrangedso as to rest on the tooth pick immediately in front of the parts 21 ofthe selector thus causing the top cover to be raised to the position inFig. 1. Thus the article to be dispensed is in a convenient position tobe taken hold of and removed from the container.

The arrangement of the portion 20 of the operating member I4 is suchthat movement forward by means of the handle portion I'l tends tostabilize the device. In other words it prevents tendency to overturnthe device when the handle is operated.

The under cover I I normally has its front end on the articles dispensedand tends to lightly press them downward except at the middle part ofthe container where they can be readily moved through the slot l2 bymeans of the projections 21 or Y of the selector 26. Both covers can beraised when placing articles in the container.

What I claim is:

1. A dispensing device comprising a base member having two spacedcontainer pivoting elements mounted thereon and extending upwardly, amovable container pivoted to said elements ad jacent one of its ends andhaving a longitudinal slot in the bottom part adjacent its opposite end,an upper cover pivoted to the container at the latters pivotal end, anunder cover pivoted to the upper cover pivot and having a slot in itsfree end adapted to aline the articles to be dispensed, a selectormounted on the base member in alinement with said under cover slot andhaving its upper portion extending through said longitudinal slot, andmeans to actuate the container on its pivots.

2. A dispensing device comprising a base member having two spaced.container pivoting elements mounted thereon and extending upwardly, amovable container pivoted to said elements adjacent one of its ends andhaving a longitudinal slot in the bottom part adjacent its opposite end,said bottom part being so formed that the articles to be dispensedcollect over said slot, an upper cover pivoted to the container at thelatters pivotal end, an under cover pivoted to the upper cover pivot andhaving a slot in its free end adapted to aline the articles to bedispensed, a selector mounted on the base member in alinement with saidunder cover slot and having its upper portion extending through saidlongitudinal slot, and means to actuate the container on its pivots. I

3. A dispensing device comprising a base member having two spacedcontainer pivoting elements mounted thereon and extending upward- 1y, amovable container pivoted to said elements adjacent one of its ends andhaving a longitudinal slot in the bottom part adjacent its opposite end,an upper cover pivoted to the container at the latters pivotal end andprovided with an element to assist in alining the articles to bedispensed, an under cover pivoted to the upper cover pivot and having aslot in its free end adapted to aline the articles to be dispensed, aselector mounted on the base member in alinement with said under coverslot and having its upper portion extending through said longitudinalslot, and means to actuate the container on its pivots.

4. A dispensing device comprising a base member having pivoting means,an oscillating container pivoted near one end to-said means and providedwith means for aligning articles to be dispensed said container having aslot in its bottom adjacent the other end, an upper cover pivoted at itsrear end to the upper part'of the container and adapted to be opened bythe articles to be dispensed, a movable under cover pivoted to one endof the container, the lower part of said cover adapted to rest on andalign the articles to be dispensed, a fixed selector on the base memberaligned to the aligning means on said cover and container and adapted topass through said slot to eject an article on downward oscillation ofthe container, and means to actuate the container on its pivoting means.

ABRAHAM S. SCHENKER.

